Eyes and Ears
Which part of your eye is in the back and interprets light?
Retina
What system is made up of the brain and spinal cord?
Central Nervous System
What do we call the basic units of the nervous system?
Neurons
What do we call the bodies ability to maintain conditions despite outside changes to the environment?
Homeostasis
What are your olfactory nerve cells used for?
Smell
Which part of your eye is on the outside and is the first lens?
Cornea
What is the largest part of the brain where senses are interpreted, memory is stored and movement is controlled?
Cerebrum
What do we call the messages carried by a neuron?
impulse
What actually allows our brains to see?
Light
What are the sensory receptors in your mouth called?
Taste Buds
What do we call the snail shaped, fluid filled structure that helps us hear?
cochlea
Which part of the brain is the lowest part that connects the brain to the spinal cord?
Brain Stem
Which apart of a cell carries messages away from the cell?
Axon
What are the 5 senses our bodies interpret
Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch, Sound
What kind of drug stimulates your nervous system?
Stimulants
What part of the eye is the last part to refract light back to the Retina?
The Lens
Which part of your brain is the central part, responsible for coordination and balance.
Cerebellum
Which part of the cell carries messages to the cell?
Dendrites
What is the point of your nervous system
To protect your body and maintain homeostasis
What kind of drug slows or relaxes your nervous system
Depressant
Which part of the inner ear helps interpret soundwaves inside the fluid?
Hair Cells
What do we call the system of nerves outside of your central nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
What do we call the gaps in the nerve cells that carry impulses?
Synapse
What do we call an involuntary response to stimuli
reflex
What is the scientific term for focusing a beam of light by bending it?
Refraction